How to Build a Wooden Desk Lamp

About: Hi! My name is Marija and this is the Creativity Hero channel! I make a variety of videos like DIY projects, crafts and lifehacks that anyone can complete with just a little time and creativity. My missi...
More About Creativity Hero »

For this instructable I am going to show you how to make this wonderful wooden desk lamp using simple hand tools.

IoT Challenge

Colors of the Rainbow Contest

Party Challenge

9 Discussions

That was a quick, enlightening, and fun how-to-video. the final product is both functional AND beautiful.

Thus looks like a very affordable project for those of us who do not have a lot of the fancy woodworking tools necessary in a lot of these kinds of projects.

It's very normal, where I grew up and even where I live now, to have most of those items lying around or in our small toolbox - my wife had some of them and never worked with wood! Here, its common, when you leave home and family to go to school or start your adult life, to have a small tool box with a drill of some kind (bits are cheap and a few standard sizes often come with indoor band drills these days).

Limiting to a drill, wood glue, back saw, and clamps was genius! I want to make this and I had everything but the wood and lamp socket/cord available 10+ years ago.

Use of woodglue instead of nails and hammer or staples and staplegun was a great decision - doesn't require steady hands or finesse and is great for cheaper wood (no splintering). My hands are not what they once were and shake and cannot hold things very steadily or firm and I'm not alone. I like that you made this a project that almost anybody can do - if I'd known it were this easy and that it could turn out so beautifully 10 years ago, I'd have a really nice desk lamp to go with my speaker stands at my desk where I spend so much time. The light, softened by the fabric, is easy on your eyes and reduces eye strain (and doesn't hurt my head during migraines).

I am voting for this because of the low overhead, a project that doesn't require weeks of planning or building thanks to your instructions, quick and easy video, suggestions provided for lighting, low bar set for starting, tools limited to either typical tools or things that are cheap and can be used for future projects or even around the house, and finally for a beautiful template that allows room for personal replacements (different colored paint or wood with stains, and fabric with paper is easy to substitute with any other fabric of choice to match color preferences or existing room design).

Thank you very much for your insightful comment. It means lot to me. I'm really glad you like it! I'm new on Instructables and YouTube and your positive feedback encouraged me to continue making more interesting projects :)